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This Week at Hope: So Much at Stake

March 13, 2019
13 Mar 2019
Dear ones, this Sunday we will take up Ecclesiastes 10. Solomon is still answering the question he posed back in 6:12  – “For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow?” We will discover in this text just how much is at stake in the everyday choices that we make. Solomon has already declared the advantage of wisdom in the navigation of this life. But he has also pointed out the limitations of that very wisdom.

In this chapter, we will see the devastating consequences of just a little folly, of just a few words, of a wrong trajectory, and of a lack of due attention and care. In this chapter we will come across dead flies, fanged snakes, and eaves-dropping birds. In this chapter we will discover how much is at stake for the common working man as well as the ruler of the nation. No matter who you are, there is so much at stake – your reputation, others’ well-being, and the eternal state of your soul.
Prayer Wednesday night will be at the Brown’s Barn.
Sunday afternoon’s teaching on the attributes of God will be taken up by Michael Templeton. We will be considering together the Holiness of God.
The following are the songs we plan on singing on Sunday:
   Trust and Obey

   Be Still My Soul
   He Leadeth Me
   Complete In Thee
   I Need Thee Every Hour
Trust and Obey
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still
And with all who will trust and obey
   Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
   To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey
Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share
But our toil He doth richly repay
Not a grief nor a loss, not a frown nor a cross
But is blest if we trust and obey
But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay
For the favor He shows and the joy He bestows
Are for them who will trust and obey
Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go
Never fear, only trust and obey
Be Still My Soul
Be still my soul! The Lord is on thy side
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain
Leave to thy God to order and provide
In every change He faithful will remain
Be still my soul! Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
Thro’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end
Be still my soul! Thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake
All now mysterious shall be bright at last
Be still my soul! The waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below
Be still my soul! The hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored
Be still my soul! When change and tears are past
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last
He Leadeth Me
He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be,
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me
   He leadeth me, He leadeth me
   By His own hand He leadeth me
   His faithful follow’r I would be
   For by His hand He leadeth me
Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine,
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since ’tis Thy hand that leadeth me
And when my task on earth is done,
When, by Thy grace, the vict’ry’s won,
E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee
Since God thro’ Jordan leadeth me
Complete In Thee
Complete in Thee, no work of mine
Could take, dear Lord, the place of Thine.
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
And I shall stand complete in Thee!
Yea, justified, oh blessed thought!
And sanctified salvation-wrought!
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
And glorified I, too, shall be.
Complete in Thee, each want supplied,
And no good thing to me denied,
Since Thou my portion, Lord, will be,
I ask no more, complete in Thee!
Complete in Thee, no more shall sin
Thy grace has conquered reign within;
Thy blood shall bid the tempter flee,
And I shall stand complete in Thee!
Dear Savior, when, before Thy bar,
All tribes and tongues assembled are,
Among the chosen I shall be,
At Thy right hand, complete in Thee!
I Need Thee Every Hour
I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford
   I need Thee, O I need Thee
   Every hour I need Thee
   O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee
I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby:
Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh
I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide or life is vain
I need Thee every hour, most holy One:
O make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son!
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This Week at Hope – Believe the Works of Jesus

March 6, 2019
06 Mar 2019

Brothers and Sisters,

What does Jesus do? What is he all about? In John 32-42 Jesus answers these questions before the Jews. Jesus has just said, “I and the Father are one.” This is massively revealing. When Jesus said that, immediately He is surrounded by men ready to stone Him. What does he do?  He keeps speaking words of grace. He says, “many good works I have shown you from My Father, for which one do you stone me?” Jesus appeals to them to consider his actions during His ministry. He has always been doing works, “from My Father.” In order to help them see who they are, Jesus quotes Psalm 82:6, which is a rebuke to the unjust judges of Israel. Jesus message is this: believe, because of my works. What would make you believe?  Or, what would make you disbelieve? What do you think He would do to you if you followed Him?

Paul Carrington will be delivering the afternoon message on, The Love of God.

Prayer will be held at the Burke home

  • We will be singing these songs
  • Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
  • Psalm 100 (tune: The Old Hundredth)
  • Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
  • Speak, O Lord
  • Jesus! what a Friend for Sinners!

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!

All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near,

Join me in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,

Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!

Hast thou not seen how thy desires all have been

Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord who doth prosper thy work and defend thee!

Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;

Ponder anew what the Almighty will do,

If with His love He befriend thee!

Praise to the Lord, Who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee,

Decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee.

How oft in grief hath not He brought thee relief,

Spreading His wings to o’ershade thee!

Praise to the Lord!  O let all that is in me adore Him!

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him!

Let the ‘Amen’ sound from His people again,

Gladly forever adore Him!

Psalm 100

(tune: The Old Hundredth)

All people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.

Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;

Come ye before Him and rejoice.

The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;

Without our aid He did us make;

We are His folk, He doth us feed,

And for His sheep He doth us take.

O enter then His gates with praise;

Approach with joy His courts unto;

Praise, laud, and bless His Name always,

For it is seemly so to do.

For why? the Lord our God is good;

His mercy is for ever sure;

His truth at all times firmly stood,

And shall from age to age endure.

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery

Come behold the wondrous mystery

In the dawning of the King

He the theme of heaven’s praises

Robed in frail humanity

In our longing, in our darkness

Now the light of life has come

Look to Christ, who condescended

Took on flesh to ransom us

Come behold the wondrous mystery

He the perfect Son of Man

In His living, in His suffering

Never trace nor stain of sin

See the true and better Adam

Come to save the hell-bound man

Christ the great and sure fulfillment

Of the law; in Him we stand

Come behold the wondrous mystery

Christ the Lord upon the tree

In the stead of ruined sinners

Hangs the Lamb in victory

See the price of our redemption

See the Father’s plan unfold

Bringing many sons to glory

Grace unmeasured, love untold

Come behold the wondrous mystery

Slain by death the God of life

But no grave could e’er restrain Him

Praise the Lord; He is alive!

What a foretaste of deliverance

How unwavering our hope

Christ in power resurrected

As we will be when He comes

Speak, O Lord

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You

To receive the food of Your Holy Word.

Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;

Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,

That the light of Christ might be seen today

In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.

Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us

All Your purposes for Your glory.

Teach us, Lord, full obedience,

Holy reverence, true humility;

Test our thoughts and our attitudes

In the radiance of Your purity.

Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see

Your majestic love and authority.

Words of pow’r that can never fail –

Let their truth prevail over unbelief.

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;

Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us ñ

Truths unchanged from the dawn of time

That will echo down through eternity.

And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises,

And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.

Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built

And the earth is filled with Your glory.

Jesus! what a Friend for Sinners!

Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!

Jesus! Lover of my soul;

Friends may fail me, foes assail me,

He, my Saviour, makes me whole.

   Hallelujah! what a Saviour!

   Hallelujah, what a Friend!

   Saving, helping, keeping, loving,

   He is with me to the end.

Jesus! what a strength in weakness!

Let me hide myself in Him;

Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,

He, my strength, my vict’ry wins.

Jesus! what a help in sorrow!

While the billows o’er me roll,

Even when my heart is breaking,

He, my comfort, helps my soul.

Jesus! what a guide and keeper!

While the tempest still is high,

Storms about me, night o’ertakes me,

He, my pilot, hears my cry.

Jesus! I do now receive Him,

More than all in Him I find,

He hath granted me forgiveness,

I am His, and He is mine.

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This Week at Hope – Never Snatched out of His Hand

February 27, 2019
27 Feb 2019
Brothers and Sisters,

Prayer will be held at the Brown’s Barn.
Jesus’ success rate with His children is 100 percent. He loses none of His sheep. In John 10:22-31, Jesus continues to proclaim His deity and unity with the Father as well as the impossibility of losing your salvation. This message that Jesus has consistently proclaimed, causes the Pharisees to pick up stones again. This is the fourth time they have taken action to kill Him… but they always fail and always will fail.
Carillon Assisted Living Ministry – Thursday night, 6:30pm to approx. 8:00. We meet at 3218 Heritage Trade Dr, Wake Forest. Come to encourage some dear elderly folks for a short message, hymns, and fellowship.  Your heart will be encouraged, and your presence will be a blessing to these dear folks who are unable to attend church regularly at this stage in their lives.
The songs we will be singing are here:
And Can It Be
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Before the Throne of God
Immovable Our Hope Remains
And Can It Be
And can it be that I should gain
An int’rest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain;
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
He left His Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace,
Humbled Himself because of love
And bled for all His chosen race.
ëTis mercy all, immense and free
For, O my God, it found out me.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quick’ning ray –
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light.
My chains fell off; my heart was free.
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
No condemnation now I dread
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine
Bold I approach th’eternal throne
And claim the crown, thro’ Christ my own.
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me.
 
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
Just to take Him at His Word
Just to rest upon His promise
Just to know:  ‘Thus saith the Lord’
   Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
   How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!
   Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
   O for grace to trust Him more
O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word,
Just in simple faith to plunge me
Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
Yes, tis sweet, to trust in Jesus
Just from sin and self to cease
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace
I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend
And I know that Thou art with me
Wilt be with me to the end
O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me
Underneath me, all around me
Is the current of Thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward
To my glorious rest above
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Spread His praise from shore to shore
How He loveth, ever loveth
Changeth never, never more
How He watches o’er His loved ones
Died to call them all His own
How for them He intercedeth
Watcheth o’er them from the throne
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Love of every love the best
Tis an ocean vast of blessing
Tis a haven sweet of rest
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Tis a heav’n of heav’ns to me
And it lifts me up to glory
For it lifts me up to Thee
Before the Throne of God
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heav’n He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart
When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me
Behold Him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect spotless righteousness
The great unchangeable I Am
The King of glory and of grace
One with Himself I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God
 
Immovable Our Hope Remains
Immovable our hope remains
Though shifting sands before us lie
The One who washed away our stains
Shall bear us safely to the skies
The floods may rise, the winds may beat
Torrential rains descend
Yet God His own will not forget
He’ll love and keep us till the end
You’ll love and keep us till the end
This is eternal life: to know
The living God and Christ, the Son
The Savior will not let us go
Until His saving work is done
Our debt was great, as was our need
But now the price is paid
Who can behold Immanuel bleed
And doubt His willingness to save?
We trust Your willingness to save
The Lord acquits, who can condemn?
Though Satan’s accusations fly
His pow’r can never reach our names
To blot them from the Book of Life
The Son has surely made us free
His Word forever stands
And all our joy is knowing we
Are graven on His wounded hands
We’re graven on Your wounded hands
Built into Christ, secure we stand
For with His Spirit we’ve been sealed
By grace we’ll see the promised land
Where every sorrow shall be healed
To God who gave His only Son
To Jesus Christ, our Lord
To God the Spirit, Three-in-one
Be songs of praise forevermore
We’ll sing Your praise forevermore
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This Week at Hope: The Church of Sardis – What’s in a Name?

February 19, 2019
19 Feb 2019

Dear brothers & sisters,

This Sunday, we are back in the book of Revelation, examining the letter written to the church of Sardis (Rev 3:1-6).  Here was a congregation that had cultivated a name and reputation that far outstripped the reality of who they really were: “you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.”  A dead church is a contradiction in terms because of who Christ – the head of the Church – actually is.  But the Good Shepherd is on a salvaging mission, seeking to awaken them to their true condition so that they might repent.
Praise be to God that “even in Sardis” there are true believers, a small band of faithful followers, who had a name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life!  This is the name that matters.  He encourages them, and reminds them of the wonderful promises He has on offer to those who overcome.  He ends His address with those familiar words: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Prayer will be at the Noahs’ home.
On Sunday afternoon, we continue our study on the Attributes of God, with our brother Al Burke speaking on the Omniscience of God.
Here are our songs for this coming Sunday:
Wondrous King, All Glorious
Day of Judgment, Day of Wonder
Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
He Will Hold Me Fast
It Is Well with My Soul

May we come ready to worship Him.  Have a wonderful rest of the week.
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This Week at Hope – Beautiful Savior

February 13, 2019
13 Feb 2019

Brothers and Sisters,

This week prayer will be held at the Brown’s home.
On Sunday Jesus will tell us in His own words what kind of shepherd He is (John 10:11-21). He is the “good” shepherd, the beautiful savior. There are many shepherds you can follow in this world, but there is only one truly good shepherd who owns and protects and feeds and cares for His flock. In this section, we conclude the conversation with the Pharisees which began in chapter 8 with the woman caught in adultery. The beauty and goodness of this shepherd is that He knows and loves the sheep. Further, He expands and unites His sheep. 
Please pray for the marriage retreat in the Brown’s barn on Friday and Saturday.
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This Week at Hope – The Sheep Hear His Voice

February 6, 2019
06 Feb 2019
Brothers and Sisters,

In John 10:1-11, Jesus proclaims Himself as the good shepherd. This beautiful word picture is one of the most beloved illustrations of the superiority of Jesus. Notice also that two of the seven “I Am” statements are in our text: “I am the Door,” and “I am the good shepherd.” John 10:1, is a continuation of what happened after the blind man is healed. It is one single scene for there is no break between chapters 9 and 10. In chapter 9, a blind man receives sight. Immediately Jesus turns and explains that he is the good shepherd. Jesus is explaining another layer of what it means for the blind to see. But he adds another matter – hearing – “the sheep hear His voice,” and
“He calls His own” (v3). But the heart of this section is that Jesus is calling His flock out of a corrupt religious system. He calls them by name.
Prayer will be held at the Noah’s. Here is an article giving ideas about how to make the prayer meeting most meaningful to your children, Six ways to Help Children in your Corporate Prayer Meetings.”
Paul Carrington is teaching Sunday afternoon on The Foreknowledge of God
 
Here is what we will be singing on Sunday,
 
  • Jesus, Where’er Thy People Meet
  • Psalm 23
  • Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
  • By Grace Alone
  • The Suffering Servant
Jesus, Where’er Thy People Meet
Jesus, where’er thy people meet,
There they behold thy mercy-seat;
Where’er they seek thee, thou art found,
And ev’ry place is hallowed ground.
For thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind;
Such ever bring thee where they come,
And going, take thee to their home.
Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving Name.
Here may we prove the pow’r of prayer
To strengthen faith and sweeten care,
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heav’n before our eyes.
Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear;
O rend the heav’ns, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts thine own.
Psalm 23
The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want;
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again;
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear none ill,
For Thou art with me; and Thy rod
And staff me comfort still.

My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me:
And in God’s house for evermore
My dwelling place shall be.

 
Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
Much We need Thy tender care
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us
For our use Thy folds prepare
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus
Thou Hast bought us, Thine we are
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are
We are Thine, do Thou befriend us
Be the Guardian of our way
Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us
Seek us when we go astray
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Hear, O hear us when we pray
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Hear, O hear us when we pray
Thou Hast Promised to receive us
Poor and sinful tho’ we be
Thou hast mercy to relieve us
Grace to cleanse and pow’r to free
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Early let us turn to Thee
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Early let us turn to Thee
Early let us seek Thy favor
Early let us do Thy will
Blessed Lord and only Savior
With Thy love our beings fill
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Thou hast love us, love us still
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus
Thou hast loved us, love us still
By Grace Alone
Out of the depths I cry to You,
Lord, hear my voice of pleading;
Bend down Your gracious ear, I pray,
Your humble servant heeding.
If You remember each misdeed,
And of each thought and word take heed,
Who can remain before You?
Only by grace, by grace alone.
Your pardon is a gift of love,
Your grace alone must save us,
Our works will not remove our guilt,
The strictest life would fail us.
Let none in deeds or merits boast,
But let us own the Holy Ghost
For He alone can change us:
Only by grace, by grace alone.
Though great our sins and sore our woes
His grace much more aboundeth;
His helping love no limit knows,
Our utmost need it soundeth.
Our kind and faithful Shepherd He,
Who will set all His people free
From all their sin and sorrow:
Only by grace, by grace alone.
The Suffering Servant
Who is this God did forsake;
Who Himself our griefs did take?
Stricken, smitten by His God;
Our transgressions brought the rod?
 
   The Great I Am Whom we call Saviour,
   Mighty God, and Prince of Peace;
   The Righteous Servant of Jehovah;
   Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest.
   As a Father to His children
   Everlasting He will be.
   Our Counselor, Most Wonderful,
   Immanuel, ’tis He.
Who is this for us now bruised;
Oppressed, afflicted, and abused?
Like a lamb to slaughter led;
All of our sins placed on His head?
Who is this Whose stripes can heal,
Justify, and pardon seal?
Poured His soul out unto death;
And bore our sin ’til His last breath?
Who is this from Whom we strayed;
Everyone to his own way?
And from Him we hid our face;
Condemned He stood to take our place.
Who is this Who intercedes;
Poor lost sheep, their case He pleads?
All our sin on Him was laid.
He bore God’s wrath; the debt’s been paid.
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This Week at Hope – A Peek Behind the Scenes

January 30, 2019
30 Jan 2019

Dear ones,

Ecclesiastes 9 will be our text for this Sunday. In this chapter, Solomon continues to hold before us what is good for us in this vain life of ours. He as it were takes us behind the scenes in order to show us that things aren’t always the way they seem on the surface. Rather than leaving us to have to deal with these things unprepared and on our own, Solomon provides us a peek behind the scenes – a view that should enable us to deal with the ’time and chance that happen to [us] all.’


In the very midst of this invitation to peek behind the scenes, Solomon tells us to simply stop and smell the roses; to enjoy God’s good gifts; to make the most of our God-given days that are passing by like the wind. If that sounds unspiritual or worldly to us, then I would propose to you that we are not thinking rightly about our God, His gifts, and our life.


Prayer on Wednesday night will be held at the Burke’s house.


Our afternoon teaching this Sunday will be brought to us by Ash Noah on the subject of The Grace of God.

Songs for Sunday are as follows:   

  • Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing   
  • The Power of the Cross   
  • All Creatures of Our God and King   
  • How Firm a Foundation   
  • All I Have Is Christ
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This Week at Hope – When We Reach the End of Wisdom’s Tether

January 23, 2019
23 Jan 2019

Brothers and sisters,

Our text for Sunday will be Ecclesiastes 8. Just as in the previous chapter, Solomon here in chapter 8 continues to encourage sound wisdom for everyday living, but he also continues to show the limitations of whatever wisdom we are able to acquire and apply. This theme is highlighted by the bookends of this chapter which declare, “Who is like a wise man?” in verse 1 and then, “though a wise man attempts to know the work that is done under the sun, he will not be able to find it.” We will see here wisdom’s observations and her applications but will also note her limitations. We will look at..

  • Wisdom in the Presence of a Mighty King
  • Wisdom in the Preparation for Certain Death
  • Wisdom in the Perception of the Work of God

I hope each one of you is laboring with us in prayer as we work our way through our prayer guides this week. As part of our Prayer Week, we have set aside Wednesday as a day of fasting. We will gather together at the church building at 6:00 pm to break the fast with a meal being provided by the church. After dinner, we will remain at the church building for our weekly time of prayer.
Please pray for Paul Carrington, Michael Templeton, and Jason Dohm as they travel to Colorado this weekend to bring the ‘Hold the Rope’ vision to Kevin Swanson’s congregation on Sunday. Please also pray for Scott as he ministers at Sovereign Redeemer Community Church on Sunday.
The Sunday afternoon teaching will be handled by Josh Keith. He will continue our study of the attributes of God by teaching on The Faithfulness of God.
Our songs for Sunday are:   

  • Crown Him with Many Crowns   
  • Be Thou My Vision   
  • Complete in Thee   
  • Ancient Words   
  • Fairest Lord Jesus

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This Week at Hope – One Among a Thousand

January 16, 2019
16 Jan 2019

Dear ones, this Sunday finds us back in our study of Ecclesiastes, dealing with 7:15-29. This text before us deals with our tendency to be discontent with the ‘crooked’ portions God weaves into our lives – those days of adversity that seem to rest upon God’s people more frequently than the worldling who is living for pleasure. Such discontent sends us to all the wrong places for the solution.

When it comes to how we live out these days God gives us, Solomon looks around and finds the multitudes consumed with a zeal for righteousness (of the ’self’ brand), or a zeal for wisdom, or even some consumed with a zeal for wickedness and foolishness. What he fails to see in the multitudes is a fear of Almighty God, a godly wisdom that rightly assesses the state of the heart before that God, and a worldview shaped by the realities of the Creation and the Fall. In fact, so desperate is the situation that Solomon says he could only find one such man among a thousand men and no such woman among a thousand women.

So here is the question we are left to wrestle with: Am I that one among a thousand? Will I be that one among a thousand? Will I be that one who profits from a consideration of God’s dealings in my life because I am living life backward? Or will I be like the multitudes – seeking for the good things in all the wrong places and declaring that all is vanity and chasing the wind.

Prayer Wednesday night will be at the Noah’s home.

Pray for the group heading down to the G3 Conference (on Missions) this weekend. They head out Wednesday morning and arrive back in town Saturday evening.

Prayer Week begins on Sunday. Be sure to pick up your booklets as you enter or leave prayer meeting tomorrow night. The remainder will be available again Sunday morning.
Sunday afternoon Robert Bosley will continue our teaching on the attributes of God as we consider The Wisdom of God.

The songs for Sunday are as follows:   

  • To God All Praise and Glory   
  • He Has Shown Thee, O Man (Micah 6:8)   
  • Not What My Hands Have Done   
  • The Gospel Doxology 
  •  I Will Glory in My Redeemer

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This Week at Hope: Toleration in the Church of Thyatira

January 8, 2019
08 Jan 2019

Dear brothers & sisters,

Not too far down the road from Pergamos, the courier now takes the Lord’s letter to the church of Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29) – a city of guilds.  There is much to commend here (:19), but with those eyes as a flame of fire, the Son of God pierces through to a devastating sin: the toleration of false teaching that has led some of His servants into immorality and idolatry.  There’s a Jezebel in this church that is dominating the scene, causing it to be in an even worse place than Pergamos.  And while the elders of Thyatira tolerated this, Christ will not.
Jezebel will reappear throughout the church age in varying ways.  What practices exist in our culture that place us as a church under pressure to conform and compromise?  How should we respond to false teachers today?  What about idolatry and sexual immorality?
The Lord Jesus will teach a vital lesson not only to Thyatira, but to all churches for all time: “and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts.” (:23).  Thankfully, there is a faithful remnant in the church, who has yet to bow the knee to Baal, and they are comforted by their Master.  May the Lord give us ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Tomorrow, there is women’s mentor at the Brown Barn.
Prayer on Wednesday evening will be held at the Burkes.
In the Sunday afternoon study on the Attributes of God, our elder Mike Davenport will be speaking to us on the Immutability of God.
Here are the songs we will be singing this coming Sunday:
O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Grace Greater Than Our Sin
O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee
O Lord, how shall I meet Thee,
How welcome Thee aright?
Thy people long to greet Thee,
My hope, my heart’s delight!
O, kindle, Lord, most holy,
Thy lamp within my breast
To do in spirit lowly
All that may please Thee best.
 
Love caused Thine incarnation,
Love brought Thee down to me;
Thy thirst for my salvation
Procured my liberty.
O love beyond all telling,
That led Thee to embrace,
In love all love excelling,
Our lost and fallen race!
 
Rejoice, then, ye sad-hearted,
Who sit in deepest gloom,
Who mourn o’er joys departed
And tremble at your doom.
Despair not, He is near you,
Yea, standing at the door,
Who best can help and cheer you
And bids you weep no more.
 
Sin’s debt, that fearful burden,
Let not your soul distress;
Your guilt the Lord will pardon
And cover by His grace.
He comes, for men procuring
The peace of sin forgiv’n,
For all God’s sons securing
Their heritage in heav’n.
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee
Holy, holy, holy!  Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy!  All the saints adore Thee
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be
Holy, holy, holy!  Though the darkness hide Thee
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see
Only Thou art holy – there is none beside Thee
Perfect in pow’r, in love, in purity
Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth, and sky, and sea
Holy, holy, holy!  Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity
Psalm 51
God, be merciful to me,
On Thy grace I rest my plea;
Plenteous in compassion Thou,
Blot out my transgressions now;
Wash me, make me pure within,
Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin.
My transgressions I confess,
Grief and guilt my soul oppress;
I have sinned against Thy grace
And provoked Thee to Thy face;
I confess Thy judgment just,
Speechless, I Thy mercy trust.
I am evil, born in sin;
Thou desirest truth within.
Thou alone my Saviour art,
Teach Thy wisdom to my heart;
Make me pure, Thy grace bestow,
Wash me whiter than the snow.
Broken, humbled to the dust
By Thy wrath and judgment just,
Let my contrite heart rejoice
And in gladness hear Thy voice;
From my sins O hide Thy face,
Blot them out in boundless grace.
Gracious God, my heart renew,
Make my spirit right and true;
Cast me not away from Thee,
Let Thy Spirit dwell in me;
Thy salvation’s joy impart,
Steadfast make my willing heart.
Sinners then shall learn from me
And return, O God, to Thee;
Saviour, all my guilt remove,
And my tongue shall sing Thy love;
Touch my silent lips, O Lord,
And my mouth shall praise accord.
Amen
Not in Me
No list of sins I have not done,
No list of virtues I pursue,
No list of those I am not like
Can earn myself a place with You.
O God, be merciful to me
I am a sinner through and through!
My only hope of righteousness
Is not in me, but only You.
No humble dress, no fervent prayer,
No lifted hands, no tearful song,
No recitation of the truth
Can justify a single wrong.
My righteousness is Jesus’ life,
My debt was paid by Jesus’ death,
My weary load was borne by Him
And He alone can give me rest.
No separation from the world,
No work I do, no gift I give
Can cleanse my conscience, cleanse my hands;
I cannot cause my soul to live.
But Jesus died and rose again
The power of death is overthrown!
My God is merciful to me
And merciful in Christ alone.
My righteousness is Jesus’ life,
My debt was paid by Jesus’ death,
My weary load was borne by Him
And He alone can give me rest.
Grace Greater Than Our Sin
Marvelous grace of our loving Lord
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt
Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt
   Grace, grace, God’s grace
   Grace that will pardon and cleanse within!
   Grace, grace, God’s grace
   Grace that is greater than all our sin!
Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold
Threaten the soul with infinite loss
Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold
Points to the refuge, the mighty cross
Dark is the stain that we cannot hide
What can avail to wash it away?
Look! there is flowing a crimson tide
Whiter than snow you may be today
Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face
Will you this moment His grace receive?
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Please come visit us for our Church Service on Sunday. Our services are held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM and are immediately followed by a fellowship meal onsite. Visitors are always welcome, and should consider themselves to be our guests – there is always plenty of food. Please come and join us!

Hope Baptist Church is holding services in Wake Forest, located at 825 Averette Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587